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AMERICAN 
The window-seat of the living-room 
way, simply and attractively fitted up, from one side of 
which ascends a winding staircase. 
From one end opens the living-room, a spacious apartment 
connected with the rear veranda by means of long French 
windows. ‘The woodwork is painted white, and the wall 
space above the low wainscot is hung with green grass cloth. 
Dainty cretonne curtains shade the small-paned windows, 
and beneath the broad side window extends a low window- 
seat cushioned in tones harmonizing with the wall hangings. 
A feature of the room is the large open fireplace at one end, 
to the right of which extends a built-in bookcase. Other 
bookcases are arranged along the wall space beside the win- 
dow-seat, and their shelves contain many volumes highly 
prized by the owner. The furniture consists chiefly of 
Colonial pieces, and the walls are adorned with numerous 
fine pictures as well as a beautiful old-time mirror. 
To the right of the hallway opens the reception-room, 
a cosy apartment, finished in white, the walls hung with soft- 
toned paper of dainty pattern. A great bow window shaded 
by muslin curtains occupies a prom- 
inent place at one side, and furnishes 
a pretty nook in which to lounge and 
contemplate the extensive view obtain- 
able from this point. The floor is of 
polished hardwood, as are all the 
floors throughout the house, and it is 
partly covered by a large art square. 
The furniture in this room, as in the 
living-room, is Colonial in style, and 
includes some of the choicest speci- 
mens of Chippendale chairs. 
Beyond the living-room is the din- 
ing-room, finished in cypress, stained 
a soft-brown, the plaster walls 
above the high-paneled wainscot tint- 
ed a light buff, and edged with a 
narrow brownmolding. A large open 
fireplace, constructed of red brick laid 
in white mortar, is found at one side, 
and it is topped with a broad mantel 
supported by richly ornamented stand- 
ards. A large bow window, beneath 
which extends a cushioned seat, lights 
the room from the rear, and long 
French windows connect at one side 
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October, 1909 
with the smaller veranda, glass en- 
closed and used as a conservatory, 
abloom with sweet-smelling plants. 
The service department opens from 
a narrow passage which separates it 
from the main hallway, and includes 
a large kitchen, with high dresser ar- 
ranged at one side, suggesting the 
Dutch or Colonial kitchen of olden 
days, as well as a good-sized pantry 
and spacious china closet. It is en- 
tered from the exterior by a separate 
door. 
On the second floor are six cham- 
bers and two large bathrooms, and on 
the third floor are more chambers, 
and trunk and storage rooms. The 
house is lighted throughout by elec- 
tricity, and heated with steam, and its 
cost complete was $9,400. 
It is, I think, quite easy to discover 
the real points of interest in this 
modest little house. They do not 
need discovery, indeed, for they stand 
frankly and openly before one, for he 
who will recognize them. ‘There is, to begin with, a com- 
paratively modest size; yet it is ample and sufficient for the 
demands made upon the house in the matter of accommo- 
dations. Surely, more than this is not needed, and when 
this has been accomplished, one of the first essentials in 
house design has been carried to a successful conclusion. 
Then, again, there is fine taste shown in the design. This 
is, often enough, and perhaps quite rightly, the aspect of 
the house that appeals to most people. We can all see 
the outside of a house, but comparatively few of us ever 
get within it. The design here is as modest as the size and 
dimensions of the house, yet it is a design of thorough 
charm, of distinct originality, and of quiet graceful beauty. 
Mr. Strong merits hearty congratulations on his beautiful 
house. ‘he money-cost was moderate, yet the beauty and 
convenience obtained is thoroughly sufficient. The sheets 
of architectural drawings which accompanies this article 
will make clear some of the steps taken by the architects in 
reaching this satisfactory result. 
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